Bitesize Careers Tour Assistant Producer
Job ID: 47544 | Closing Date: 29 June 2026
Department: BBC Children’s & Education | Location: Salford (Hybrid – 3 office days)
Contract Type: Fixed-term Contract, Full-time (three available terms: 07/09/26 – 15/01/27; 14/09/26 – 22/01/27; 14/09/26 – 18/12/26)
Salary Range: £34,000 – £44,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Purpose of the Role
BBC Children’s and Education are looking for an Assistant Producer to join a team taking BBC Bitesize on the road to deliver careers advice and inspiration to 110,000 secondary school pupils. The tour will take place in schools across the UK, delivering 4 × hour‑long sessions in each school, hosted by BBC Talent and featuring a panel of inspiring guests from a variety of industries.
Key Responsibilities and Impact
- Work closely with the Producer and wider team to inspire and educate the audience while promoting the Bitesize brand and enhancing the reputation, reach and impact of BBC Education.
- Help devise and deliver content for secondary school audiences.
- Ensure editorial standards and production values are maintained and safeguarding procedures are followed.
- Collaborate with the Gatsby Charitable Foundation to ensure all content is first‑class, thoroughly researched, accurate, and aligned with audience needs.
- Coordinate with the office team to ensure all parties have the relevant information, details and deliverables for each event.
Skills and Experience
- Interest in creating and delivering engaging educational content and events that inspire young audiences and meet learning objectives.
- Creativity in designing innovative activities tailored to secondary school students, with strong awareness of relevant TV, film and talent.
- Champion diversity and effectively engage under‑served audiences.
- Build and manage relationships with external partners (schools, educators, businesses) with strong communication skills.
- Assistant Producer‑level experience, including applying BBC policies, planning, meeting deadlines, and leading collaborative teams.
Desired but Not Required
- Full and clean UK driving licence.
Legal and Recruitment Information
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief. We are a disability confident employer. Any offer is conditional on completing Employment screening checks, including reference checks, eligibility to work checks, safeguarding checks, and, if applicable, adverse media/social media checks.
Benefits
Proposed salary range of £34,000 – £44,000. Flexible working is available. The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment.
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